'Every fiscal and regulatory lever': SMMT demands green automotive strategy to seize £106bn EV opportunity

Stuart Stone
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'Every fiscal and regulatory lever': SMMT demands green automotive strategy to seize £106bn EV opportunity

Auto sector publishes five-point industrial plan to boost UK investment prospects and deliver 10-fold increase in EV production by 2030

The UK automotive sector has today called for an urgent cross-party gear shift to ensure the UK seizes the £106bn economic opportunity that could be realised if the country becomes a major battery electric...

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